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Protests erupt in near Charlotte after deadly officer-involved shooting

Updated: 10:03 AM EDT Sep 21, 2016

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Protests erupt in near Charlotte after deadly officer-involved shooting

Updated: 10:03 AM EDT Sep 21, 2016

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. —

(AP) - Television station aerial coverage is showing protesters breaking windows on a police vehicle after an officer shot a man earlier in the day at a Charlotte apartment complex.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has posted on its Twitter account that demonstrators are destroying marked police vehicles and one officer has sustained injuries that are not life threatening.

Earlier, a tow truck was brought in to take another police cruiser away. Local media outlets reported that car suffered damage to its rear end.

One television news crew has retreated from the scene after demonstrators began rocking their remote van, which was parked near the apartment complex where the shooting occurred.

Overhead, the CMPD helicopter hovered, shining a spotlight on the protest. rage is showing protesters breaking windows on a police vehicle after an officer shot a man earlier in the day at a Charlotte apartment complex.

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On WSOC-TV footage Tuesday night, several of the vehicle's windows appeared to be broken and the windshield shattered. Demonstrators lingered after the initial damage.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has posted on its Twitter account that demonstrators are destroying marked police vehicles and one officer has sustained injuries that are not life threatening.

Earlier, a tow truck was brought in to take another police cruiser away. Local media outlets reported that car suffered damage to its rear end.

One television news crew has retreated from the scene after demonstrators began rocking their remote van, which was parked near the apartment complex where the shooting occurred.

Overhead, the CMPD helicopter hovered, shining a spotlight on the protest.